Chandler Road Church of Christ. Presents: Three-Fold Allegiance

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1 Presents: Three-Fold Allegiance

2 Our Scripture Reading Ephesians 3:14-21

3 Ephesians 3:14-21 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,...

4 18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

5 How am I going to be allegiant to you? How are you going to be allegiant to me?

6 I. Allegiance To The Father: Brings about my Kneeling to Him! Brings about my Prayer to Him! Brings about my Trust in Him Brings about my Worship of Him

7 Acts 4:23-30 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the..

8 Acts 4:23-30 sea, and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David: "Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 26 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his

9 Acts 4:23-30 Anointed One.' 27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. Now, Lord,

10 Acts 4:23-30 consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

11 I. Allegiance To The Father: A. The Reality of Their Lives B. Their Corporate Experience C. God s Self-Revelation D. Affirmation of God In Worship E. Prayer To God The Heart F. The Result Acts 4:31

12 II. Allegiance To The Spirit: Acts 4:31 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit A. The Exercise of Giftedness Building Allegiance To The Spirit Do What He Gifts Me To Do Freeing Each Believer To Live Trusting Each Other To Serve

13 II. Allegiance To The Spirit: Acts 4:31 A. The Exercise of Giftedness 1. Explore 2. Experiment 3. Examine 4. Evaluate 5. Expect

14 III. Allegiance To The Son: Ephesians 5: Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior....

15 III. Allegiance To The Son: Ephesians 5: Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,

16 III. Allegiance To The Son: Personal Obedience The Commissions Go preach the gospel to all Feed my sheep You follow me!

17 III. Allegiance To The Son B. Jesus Idea On Allegiance John 14: Jesus replied, If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love me will not obey my....

18 III. Allegiance To The Son B. Jesus Idea On Allegiance John 14: teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

19 III. Allegiance To The Son 1 John 5:3 - This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, C. It Doesn t Grieve Us To Obey Jesus

20 IV. How Do I Stay Allegiant By Following The Lord Jesus Christ A. Bring Problems To The Head 1. We ll talk about it 2. We ll seek wisdom

21 IV. How Do I Stay Allegiant B. Share The Concern Or Burden 1. Proverbs 11:14 In the multitude of counselors there is wisdom. 2. Leaders to help us

22 IV. How Do I Stay Allegiant C. Talk To Others Who: 1. Feel similar burdens 2. Think similar way 3. Involved in similar activities

23 IV. How Do I Stay Allegiant D. Look To People Not Programs 1. God s plan is people 2. People were His program 3. Simple allegiance of brothers and sisters.

24 IV. How Do I Stay Allegiant NOTE: Allegiance to the Son means learning to interact with Him as Head of the body, and the Head of every individual! GOD LOVES PEOPLE!!!

25 People Are More Important To God Than: Law! Rules! Pharisaical Rulers Their Diseases

26 People Are More Important To God.... PERIOD!!! God So Loved People!!!

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